Descanso Gardens Jazz

Tonight was the last night of a summer jazz series at Descanso Gardens. All summer we've spent Thursday evenings in a beautiful setting, kicking back with a picnic and wine, listening to music.

It's kind of like a grown-up "Music In The Park" (summer concerts at a neighborhood park with families and kids everywhere - we went there a lot when the girls were little).

So relaxing. And it was fun coming up with picnic meals. Too bad it's over!

Neil Diamond Concert

In August of 1972 Neil Diamond made a live recording of his concert at the Greek Theater in LA, named the album "Hot August Night," released it, and the rest is history. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of that event, he came back to the Greek in August for several sold-out shows.

On Saturday Henry discovered that a couple of shows had been added and tickets were available, and he got us great seats for that very night! Amazing!

The only unfortunate part is that we didn't bring a camera. All we had was an iPhone, so the shots are grainy. But the music was fantastic. I love that guy's voice!

The Greek was a great place to see a concert in the summer. Unlike some concerts today, this show was just about the music and the singing. Neil sang for 2 hours without a break. No flashy costumes, no dancers, no "fog" rolling across the stage. Just great music. They did have some fantastic lighting, changing the colors constantly, so it really kept our attention visually. It was a great time!